Improvement in mode- of repairing barrels



EDMUND W. G-ILLMAN, 0F HUNTERS POINT, NEW YORK .Letters .Patent A70.7e,340, dated June 30, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MODE 0F REPAIRING BARRBLS.

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TO-ALL WHOM 'I T MAY CONCERN:

Bc itknown that I, EDMUND W. GILLMAN, of Hnnters Point, in the county ofQueens, and State of New York,have' invented a new and improved Devicefor Repairing Barrels; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and-use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying ldrawing,forming partof this specification.

This'invention relates to a new and improved method of repairingbarrels, hogsheads, tierces, kegs, or other cooper-work vessels-used forcontain-ing liquids, and which is designed more particularly for puttingstaves into such vessels without removing the contents, when, from`accident or decay, such barrels, Ste., are found with one or more brokenor decayed staves; andthe invention consists in binding the barrel withadjustable metallic bands, and thereby holding such barrel or vesseltogether, when the hoops are removed therefrom, so tightly that leakageis prevent-ed, and-so 'that the broken or decayed stavo or staves may beremoved and other sound staves be inserted in place thereof, as will behereinafter more fully described. v -v Figure 1 represents an outsideview of albarrel with my metallic adjustable bonds applied with two ofthe bilge-lioops remaining. Figuref. is a transverse section of fig. 1through the line :v x, showing lthe barrel with one stave out, the bandin this figure being more especially intended for replacing broken ordecayedstavos in empty barrels without taking them down or removing theheads.

Figure 3 represents a transverse section of iig. 1 throughthe line y y,showing the kind of baud designed, and used more especially forinserting stoves in a full barrel without removing the contents. ISimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A. is the barrel, formed in the ordinary manner. B is the metallicband,` seen in fig. 2. V V This band is slotted,so that the gripes C andD may be adjusted to any, desired position..` Anystave or stoves can'beremoved and others inserted'without taking down the barrel. More thantwo, or any desired number of the 'adjustable gripes may be u sed in theslots of this band. f

'When properly adjusted for retrieving' a stave, the' screw E is,turned', and the two parts of the band are drawn together, whichoperation draws or forces the gripes C and intol the wood, and securelyholds the staves in place on the heads afterthe hoops have been removed.I v A The arrangement for removing a broken or decayed stave from a fullbarrel is similar to that already described. I`n this arrangement asingle stave can only be inserted at oneftime, as the stave to beremoved must be the upper one, in order to preserve the contents, asseen in iig. 3.

.The lugs F G,'on theund'er side 4oi' the band H, penetrate the stai/,eson each side of'the decayed or broken one, as seen in the drawing.

v Whenthc screw .Tis turned,.it will be seen that the staves in thebarrel will be held firmly in place, so that the broken or defectivestave may he removed and replaced by a'sound one.

Four of these metallic bands, with gripes, lugs, or teeth are usuallyemployed, especiallyfor repairing full barrels, but I do not confinemyself to any particular number, no1' to any particular number ofsections forming the bands, orof the tightening-screws in tho bands, theobject being, by the use of these metallic bands, to enable a cooperorother person to remove defective stavcs andsupply their places withsound ones without removing the contents of full barrels or 'taking downempty barrels.

A represents the bilge-staves on the barrel. These stavcs, as well asthe others belonging to thc barrel, are removed without injury to themin the pro# cess of putting on the bands,

The advantages of this device are many and obvious, as staves arefrequently broken in handling full barrels, which require the rem'ovalor" the contents before they can be repaired ac'cording to the presentusage.

Having thus describcdmy invention, I claim ns new, and desire to secureby LettersPatent- The hoop B, slotted to receive the adjustable gripes CD, and provided with lugs adapted to be drawn together b'y means of thescrew E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

EDMUND W. GILLMAN. Witnesses:

SAMUEL Snes,

